The 6th Annual African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA) went down last evening in Dallas US with Kenya scooping several awards.

Among the winners of the night was the youthful  Mombasa governor Hassan Joho who scooped the community leadership award, present to receive the award on behalf of the governor was his Resilience and CVE advisor Tendai Mtana.

Akothee won the Best Female Artist East Africa artist for the second time defeating some of the big names like Vanessa Mdee (Tanzania), Juliana Kanyomozi (Uganda), Nandy (Tanzania) and Knowles Butera (Rwanda). Citizen presenter Willy Tuva scooped the Africa's best radio and TV presenter award.

Ommy Dimpoz from Tanzania won the Best East Africa Male artist of the year award, Burna Boy won the overall Artist of the year award.

AFRIMMA’s mission is to ‘provide a platform for African Musicians to gain recognition for their unique talents and achievements